NORWALK — A Norwalk man was caught with sizable amounts of cocaine and marijuana, according to police.

Police said Steve Barona, 25, was driving on Water Street near Elizabeth Street at 7:12 p.m. Saturday when a patrolman observed illegal tints on his vehicle.

Barona was pulled over, and, as he spoke with officers, they observed marijuana and rolling papers in plain sight, according to police spokesperson Lt. Terry Blake.

A search of the car revealed 31.23 grams of marijuana, 4.2 grams of cocaine and a single marijuana vaping cartridge, police said.

Barona, of Camp Street, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, driving without a tint inspection, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance within 1,500 feet of a school. He was held on $15,000 bond and given a court date of May 15.

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